Ten manatees found in South Carolina are heading down to their winter home in Florida.
Wildlife officials say the gentle giants were discovered near a warm water discharge pipe in a South Carolina coastal river. Manatees are known to migrate to Florida as the ocean water cools, but sometimes the animals will stay in a warm pool of water and get trapped.
Veterinarians checked each of the manatees captured last week near the Kapstone Paper and Packaging mill on the Cooper River.
Nine will be released in Brevard County, but one will remain in a shelter after showing signs of stress from the cold.